Northwest Advancehttp://www.mlive.com/northwestadvance/index.ssf/Latest News &amp; OpinionenTue, 10 Nov 2015 08:19:26 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLatest News &amp; Opinionnorthwest_advancehttps://feedburner.google.comYour local news sourcehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/te2wq-Ey3d0/your_local_news_source.htmlAdvance NewspapersThu, 01 Dec 2011 10:14:51 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/northwestadvance/index.ssf//2449.7366733.20111201131451]]>We have reorganized how we deliver local news. For information on Walker, Alpine, Comstock Park, and the area school districts - including sports- visit www.mlive.com/walker. For Coopersville, Sparta and Kent City, visit www.mlive.com/sparta. Bookmark these links to keep up to...http://www.mlive.com/northwestadvance/index.ssf/2011/12/your_local_news_source.htmlCity commissioners agree to pay pothole claim after city's insurance company denies ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/0TMkGOn0MIY/city_commissioners_agree_to_pa.htmlcat:@byron-centerJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 03 Nov 2015 06:30:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17312151]]>WALKER -- Normally, the City of Walker lets its insurance company decide which claims against the city get paid. Commissioners said the claim&amp;nbsp;by Barbara Staskiewicz was anything but normal and voted to reimburse the Walker resident for the damage a...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/11/city_commissioners_agree_to_pa.htmlWest Side food bank continuing to serve and seek donations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/Q4twd65XgTk/westside_food_bank_continuing.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 03 Nov 2015 06:30:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17297734]]>GRAND RAPIDS -- The national and local economies may be getting better but the volunteers at the Northwest Food Panty, 1224 Davis St. in Grand Rapids have hardly noticed.noGRAND RAPIDS -- The national and local economies may be getting better but the volunteers at the Northwest Food Panty, 1224 Davis St. in Grand Rapids have hardly noticed.GRAND RAPIDS -- The national and local economies may be getting better but the volunteers at the Northwest Food Panty, 1224 Davis St. in Grand Rapids have hardly noticed.http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/11/westside_food_bank_continuing.htmlBlue Star Mothers aim to leave no veteran's grave wreathlesshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/6V7Q9UME4Nk/ottawa_-_north_blue_star_mothe.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 10 Nov 2015 08:19:26 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17312360]]> Diane Schwaiger, left, and Jan Vander Wal are among the Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers who hope to be able to raise enough money to place a wreath on each of the 5,200 graves in the Grand Rapids Veterans...no Diane Schwaiger, left, and Jan Vander Wal are among the Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers who hope to be able to raise enough money to place a wreath on each of the 5,200 graves in the Grand Rapids Veterans... Diane Schwaiger, left, and Jan Vander Wal are among the Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers who hope to be able to raise enough money to place a wreath on each of the 5,200 graves in the Grand Rapids Veterans...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/11/ottawa_-_north_blue_star_mothe.htmlCreative Technologies Academy superintendent named to top 10 'best educators' listhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/ZmZmIbUuShU/creative_technologies_academy_3.htmlJan Holst | jholst@mlive.comTue, 03 Nov 2015 07:15:54 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/rockford/index.ssf/8001932.17313721]]>Dan George, superintendent of Creative Technologies Academysupplied photo&amp;nbsp; Dan George, superintendent -school leader of&amp;nbsp; Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, was among the 10 finalists for The Best in Education Award given annually to outstanding school administrators across the country....noDan George, superintendent of Creative Technologies Academysupplied photo&amp;nbsp; Dan George, superintendent -school leader of&amp;nbsp; Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, was among the 10 finalists for The Best in Education Award given annDan George, superintendent of Creative Technologies Academysupplied photo&amp;nbsp; Dan George, superintendent -school leader of&amp;nbsp; Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, was among the 10 finalists for The Best in Education Award given annually to outstanding school administrators across the country....http://www.mlive.com/rockford/index.ssf/2015/10/creative_technologies_academy_3.htmlOttawa Mental Health seeking countywide millage to make up for state shortfallhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/pt5wuGJfqzY/ottawa_county_community_mental.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 03 Nov 2015 06:51:12 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17296392]]>If the ballot proposal is approved by voters, it would be the first countywide millage to support Community Mental Health in the state.http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/ottawa_county_community_mental.htmlAgreement saves resident from having to take out swimming poolhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/LJDd0A5BTg8/consent_agreement_allows_walke.htmltag:City of WalkerJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 03 Nov 2015 06:33:58 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17282999]]>Mlive.com|file photo&amp;nbsp; WALKER -- The City of Walker has reached an agreement with a resident that will allow him to keep the in-ground pool that he began building this summer without the necessary building permits. The consent agreement was reached...noMlive.com|file photo&amp;nbsp; WALKER -- The City of Walker has reached an agreement with a resident that will allow him to keep the in-ground pool that he began building this summer without the necessary building permits. The consent agreement was reacheMlive.com|file photo&amp;nbsp; WALKER -- The City of Walker has reached an agreement with a resident that will allow him to keep the in-ground pool that he began building this summer without the necessary building permits. The consent agreement was reached...tag:City of Walkerhttp://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/consent_agreement_allows_walke.html'Grand stairway' at Grand Haven courthouse to be replacedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/jvaGoZ9Y2yY/grand_stairway_at_grand_haven.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 09:21:53 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/jenison/index.ssf/8001928.17280747]]>The grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo&amp;nbsp; GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the&amp;nbsp;"grand&amp;nbsp;stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...noThe grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo&amp;nbsp; GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the&amp;nbsp;"grand&amp;nbsp;stairway" on the west side of the coThe grand stairway on the front of the Ottawa County Courthouse will be replaced. Mlive.com|file photo&amp;nbsp; GRAND HAVEN -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has voted to replace the&amp;nbsp;"grand&amp;nbsp;stairway" on the west side of the county courthouse in Grand...http://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2015/10/grand_stairway_at_grand_haven.htmlTransCanada installing new Grand River crossing for natural gas linehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/UjKODKYweRI/transcanada_pipelines_to_insta.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 09:20:03 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17260042]]>A new pipeline stretches more than&amp;nbsp;2,800 feet&amp;nbsp;across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP&amp;nbsp;-- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...noA new pipeline stretches more than&amp;nbsp;2,800 feet&amp;nbsp;across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP&amp;nbsp;-- Workers began welding 40-foot sectA new pipeline stretches more than&amp;nbsp;2,800 feet&amp;nbsp;across the Tallmadge Township countryside, waiting to be pulled under the Grand River. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP&amp;nbsp;-- Workers began welding 40-foot sections of 22-inch-diameter pipe recently in preparation for installing a new river crossing...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/transcanada_pipelines_to_insta.htmlCoopersville school board gives employees financial 'thank you'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/ZPMrJcJ9M-Y/coopersville_area_public_schoo.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 10:42:31 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17260766]]>COOPERSVILLE -- Call it an early Christmas gift, a bonus, or just a financial "thank you" from the Board of Education, but most of the employees of Coopersville Area Public Schools are getting a check equal to 1 percent of...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/coopersville_area_public_schoo.htmlWrite-in candidates are only hope of filling out vacant seats on Coopersville City Council http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/PWAlMeCPjq0/write-in_candidates_could_fill.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 10:40:15 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17233490]]>COOPERSVILLE -- The Coopersville City Council is facing an unusual problem in the Nov. 3 general election -- it has four open seats and only two official candidates to fill them. The&amp;nbsp;terms of council members Larry Crandle, Charlie Vander Kolk,...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/write-in_candidates_could_fill.htmlCoopersville library district residents to vote on library remodeling millagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/Hi_TSjNfOCs/property_owners_in_coopersvill.htmltag:Coopersville District LibraryJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 10:40:49 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17235560]]>COOPERSVILLE -- On the Nov. 3 general election ballot, residents in the Coopersville Area District Library service area will be asked to approve a $1.5 million, 15-year bond to remodel and expand the library.noCOOPERSVILLE -- On the Nov. 3 general election ballot, residents in the Coopersville Area District Library service area will be asked to approve a $1.5 million, 15-year bond to remodel and expand the library.COOPERSVILLE -- On the Nov. 3 general election ballot, residents in the Coopersville Area District Library service area will be asked to approve a $1.5 million, 15-year bond to remodel and expand the library.tag:Coopersville District Libraryhttp://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/property_owners_in_coopersvill.htmlComstock Park author pens new thriller http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/i0dUK92jiQQ/post_17.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 10:43:55 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17197651]]>Author Ed Gilbert autographs new book.Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; COMSTOCK PARK -- Author Ed Gilbert has turned his experiences of service in Tokyo during the Korean conflict into a recently published thriller titled Toyoko. "The title of the book&amp;nbsp;comes from a girl...noAuthor Ed Gilbert autographs new book.Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; COMSTOCK PARK -- Author Ed Gilbert has turned his experiences of service in Tokyo during the Korean conflict into a recently published thriller titled Toyoko. "The title of the bAuthor Ed Gilbert autographs new book.Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; COMSTOCK PARK -- Author Ed Gilbert has turned his experiences of service in Tokyo during the Korean conflict into a recently published thriller titled Toyoko. "The title of the book&amp;nbsp;comes from a girl...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/post_17.htmlFormer brewery owner turns sights on selling used carshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/DSvAOz4PCqI/former_brewery_owner_turns_sig.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 27 Oct 2015 11:22:25 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17205862]]>COMSTOCK PARK -- Former Perrin Brewing owner Randy Perrin has bought a large chunk of property in Alpine Township and is looking to turn at least part of the property into a used-car lot and repair facility.noCOMSTOCK PARK -- Former Perrin Brewing owner Randy Perrin has bought a large chunk of property in Alpine Township and is looking to turn at least part of the property into a used-car lot and repair facility.COMSTOCK PARK -- Former Perrin Brewing owner Randy Perrin has bought a large chunk of property in Alpine Township and is looking to turn at least part of the property into a used-car lot and repair facility.http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/former_brewery_owner_turns_sig.htmlWalker clerk makes it three wins in a row for city at snowplow rodeo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/bQA9UbG1ahY/walker_clerk_makes_it_three_wi.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 20 Oct 2015 07:25:45 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17203329]]>Walker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com &amp;nbsp; WALKER&amp;nbsp;-- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...noWalker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com &amp;nbsp; WALKER&amp;nbsp;-- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has beeWalker City Clerk Sarah Bydalek gets last-minute instructions from Walker DPW driver Tom Klein before she makes her run at the Snow Plow Roadeo. Supplied|Mlive.com &amp;nbsp; WALKER&amp;nbsp;-- The last two years Walker City Commissioner Gary Cary has been the top...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/walker_clerk_makes_it_three_wi.htmlSparta to interview candidates for vacancy created by 'accidental' resignationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/vB7beuvtres/sparta_taking_applications_for.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 20 Oct 2015 07:59:04 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17194494]]>SPARTA -- The Village of Sparta is looking to fill the council vacancy created by a member who told the council he was resigning but now says that was not his intent. Paul Hibbard said he didn't mean to quit...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/sparta_taking_applications_for.htmlGeneral Formulations gets approval from village to close part of South Union http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/qGUeTcqmIbs/general_formulations_gets_appr.htmltag:General FomulationsJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 20 Oct 2015 08:00:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17179447]]>SPARTA -- The Sparta Village Council has taken the first steps to closing part of South Union Street which will allow General Formulations to expand its manufacturing facility across South Union Street to connect its two manufacturing facilities.noSPARTA -- The Sparta Village Council has taken the first steps to closing part of South Union Street which will allow General Formulations to expand its manufacturing facility across South Union Street to connect its two manufacturing facilities.SPARTA -- The Sparta Village Council has taken the first steps to closing part of South Union Street which will allow General Formulations to expand its manufacturing facility across South Union Street to connect its two manufacturing facilities.tag:General Fomulationshttp://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/general_formulations_gets_appr.htmlVillage Council gives preliminary approval for new sledding hillhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/bcQI739aOMg/village_council_gives_prelimin.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 20 Oct 2015 08:01:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17178586]]>SPARTA -- The Village Council is moving ahead with a plan that will bring something else that is exciting and spectator-friendly to the Sparta rodeo grounds this winter -- a public sledding hill.noSPARTA -- The Village Council is moving ahead with a plan that will bring something else that is exciting and spectator-friendly to the Sparta rodeo grounds this winter -- a public sledding hill.SPARTA -- The Village Council is moving ahead with a plan that will bring something else that is exciting and spectator-friendly to the Sparta rodeo grounds this winter -- a public sledding hill.http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/village_council_gives_prelimin.htmlPlainfield treasurer now 'certified' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/V2JF_EJfYdo/plainfield_treasurer_now_certi.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 13 Oct 2015 08:46:22 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/rockford/index.ssf/8001932.17151176]]>Plainfield Township Treasurer William Brinkman. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Township Treasurer William (Bill) Brinkman, who took office as the township's elected treasurer three years ago, has received state certification. Brinkman, who took office in 2012, said he felt like...noPlainfield Township Treasurer William Brinkman. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Township Treasurer William (Bill) Brinkman, who took office as the township's elected treasurer three years ago, has received state certificationPlainfield Township Treasurer William Brinkman. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Township Treasurer William (Bill) Brinkman, who took office as the township's elected treasurer three years ago, has received state certification. Brinkman, who took office in 2012, said he felt like...http://www.mlive.com/rockford/index.ssf/2015/10/plainfield_treasurer_now_certi.htmlLocal farm girl's pink vehicles a reminder of two of her great loves http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/R-oa9vHombA/local_farm_girls_pink_vehicles.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 13 Oct 2015 08:58:38 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/walker/index.ssf/8001925.17150756]]>APLINE TOWNSHIP -- Two very pink vehicles are parked in front of the farm market barn at Ed Dunneback &amp;amp; Girls Farm on 6 Mile Road. The vehicles -- a 1954 John Deere 420 tractor and a 1962 Chevrolet C-10...noAPLINE TOWNSHIP -- Two very pink vehicles are parked in front of the farm market barn at Ed Dunneback &amp;amp; Girls Farm on 6 Mile Road. The vehicles -- a 1954 John Deere 420 tractor and a 1962 Chevrolet C-10...APLINE TOWNSHIP -- Two very pink vehicles are parked in front of the farm market barn at Ed Dunneback &amp;amp; Girls Farm on 6 Mile Road. The vehicles -- a 1954 John Deere 420 tractor and a 1962 Chevrolet C-10...http://www.mlive.com/walker/index.ssf/2015/10/local_farm_girls_pink_vehicles.htmlNew owner finds Nunica right spot for Fireplace Gallery storehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/northwest_advance/~3/h4xeZ3Bt_Hw/nunica_perfect_location_for_ne.htmlJeffrey Cunningham | jcunning@mlive.comTue, 13 Oct 2015 08:54:37 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2015:/sparta/index.ssf/8001924.17171034]]>A line of flames dances in one of the many fireplaces on display at the Fireplace Gallery in Nunica. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; NUNICA -- While&amp;nbsp; a small strip mall in Nunica may not be&amp;nbsp; ideal for many business that need&amp;nbsp;foot traffic,...noA line of flames dances in one of the many fireplaces on display at the Fireplace Gallery in Nunica. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; NUNICA -- While&amp;nbsp; a small strip mall in Nunica may not be&amp;nbsp; ideal for many business that need&amp;nA line of flames dances in one of the many fireplaces on display at the Fireplace Gallery in Nunica. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com&amp;nbsp; NUNICA -- While&amp;nbsp; a small strip mall in Nunica may not be&amp;nbsp; ideal for many business that need&amp;nbsp;foot traffic,...http://www.mlive.com/sparta/index.ssf/2015/10/nunica_perfect_location_for_ne.htmlnonadult